IBM Knows When to Acquire and When to Divest

By Arik Hesseldahl – It always pays to know when and what to buy. It also pays to know when and what to sell.

What does IBM look for in an acquisition? IBM CEO Ginni Rometty boiled it down to three questions the company asks before every deal: “Does it extend a capability we have? Does it have scalable intellectual property? Can we extend it to 173 countries around the world?” more> http://tinyurl.com/cxgb299